Microsoft Word 6.0
1. Type "t3!" (no quotes)
2. Select that text and set it to bold
3. Choose "Auto Format" from the Format menu
4. Click OK, then Accept
5. Choose "About Microsoft Word" from the Help menu, and click on the logo in the box displayed.
Microsoft Word 6.0, 7.0 or 97
Type "zzzz" (four z's) in a document, and run the spell checker.
"You will be surprised at the suggestion."
funny pet.
MS Solitaire
1. In turn 3 cards over mode, you can turn over only one card at a time by holding down Ctrl+Alt+Shift
MS Minesweeper
1. Hold down the Shift key and type XYZZY
2. Release Shift and then press it again. Now whenever your cursor is over the top of a mine, the top left pixel on your screen shows as a black dot.
Logitech FotoTouch
1. Select 'About'
2. Hold down Shift and double click the picture.
Norton AntiVirus (for Win95)
1. Select 'About'
2. Press and hold the 'N', 'A' and 'V' keys all at once.
3. You should see a dialog box.
Pagemaker Version 4, 5 or 6
1. Press and hold Shift+Control
2. Select 'About Pagemaker' or 'About TableEdit' from the Help menu.
Quattro Pro for Windows
1. Type some text into a cell.
2. Select Data, Parse.
3. Click on the 'Create' button, then on the 'Edit' button.
4. While holding down shift, press question mark three times.
Paradox for Windows
1. Select About from the Help menu.
2. Press Shift+Alt.
Microsoft Excel 4.0
1. Open a blank document and Select Options, Toolbars.
2. Click on the Customize button. Select Custom in the Categories list box.
3. From the top row of icons, select the Solitaire icon and drag it onto the regular toolbar.
4. Click on OK without assigning a command to the button, then click on Close.
5. Maximize the worksheet with the up arrow in the top right hand corner of the window.
6. Press Ctrl-Shift and click on the Solitaire icon.
Microsoft Excel 5.0
1. Start with a blank book. Right mouse click on the toolbar and select Customize.
2. Select Custom from the categories list and drag the Solitaire icon onto the blank spreasheet.
3. Click on Cancel to close the Assign Macro dialog box without assigning a macro.
4. Click on Close to quit the Customize dialog box.
5. Press Ctrl-Alt-Shift and then click on the Solitaire icon.
Microsoft Excel 7.0
"In Excel 7.0 open a blank sheet and use your arrow keys to get to the 95'th row, highlight the entire row by clicking to the left of columnA and then hit TAB to col. B, then go to help about Excel and hold down Shift+Ctrl and click on tech supt.
This should give you a doom like window. Arrow keys move you around and d,c look up and down. If you turn away from the stairs and type EXCELKFA the wall will disappear and you can go into a room with pictures of the developers."
Microsoft Excel 97
In Excel 97, open a new blank worksheet. Press F5 (go to) and type in the range X97:L97, then click OK.
Now press Tab once (this should put you in cell M97) and press Ctrl+Shift while clicking once on the chart wizard button (the blue-yellow-red barchart icon).
After a few moments, you will be flying over an eerie fractal landscape.
Fly around awhile and soon you'll notice a mesa with a shallow depression and a small scrolling shrine to Excel 97 and those who made it happen.
Careful, the controls are very sensitive.
You can exit the screen by pressing Ctrl+Shitf+Esc (thanks to Phil for pointing this out).
CorelDRAW! 3.0
1. Hold down Ctrl+Shift, and select 'About' from the Help menu.
2. With Ctrl+Shift still down, double click on the balloon icon in the dialog box.
3. A balloon should appear. You can control the balloon by activating it's burner with the left mouse button. The right mouse button will cause it to sink.
CorelDRAW! 4.0
1. Hold down Ctrl+Shift, select HelpAbout and then double click on the balloon icon.
2. Again, you can activate the balloon's burner with the left mouse button, but now click the right mouse button, and Elvis should parachute down the dialog box!
CorelDRAW! 5.0
1. Hold down Ctrl+Shift, select HelpAbout and then double click on the balloon icon.
2. Like the previous two, only clicking the right mouse button sets of fireworks.
CorelDRAW! 6.0
1. Select 'About' from the help menu.
2. Double click either of the icons in the dialog box.
3. A blimp (instead of a balloon in earlier versions) will appear, with scrolling credits. Press the right mouse button to set off fireworks, and ESC to exit.
Norton Utilities for Win95
1. In any Norton Utilities for Windows 95 app, got to the about screen.
2. Simultaneously press 'N', 'U' and '9' for a picture of the development team.
Visual C++ 4.0
1. Choose 'About' from the 'Help' menu. 2. While holding the CTRL key down, double click on the center of the about dialog box
The result is a globe which you can navigate around in and view images of the developers on the face of the globe!
Borland C++ 4.51
From the menu bar choose "Help/About". Hold down Ctrl and double click on the Borland logo.
Adobe Photoshop 4.0
Hold down Ctrl-Alt-Shift, then click on 'Help/About Photoshop'. The regular splashscreen should read: "Big Electric Cat" instead of the normal Photoshop splash screen. The image also changes to that of a big electric cat. Hit the Alt key once more to see the credits run movie style.
Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0
Find the file EXGL32.DLL on the Exchange CD or where Exchange is installed and rename it to EXGL32.AVI and view it as an AVI file. This file is in excess of 60 Megs.
Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0
1. Add a Text Box to a Form
2. Change it's TEXT Property to "Thunder" (Without the quotes)
3. Lock the Text Box Control on the Form
4. Move mouse over the Tools in the Toolbox
5. Names of developers and testers will appear instead of the usual tooltips!
Corel Printshop
1. Open corel Print house
2. Select 'About' from the Help menu
3. Hold down Ctrl+Shift while double clicking on the Corel Print House icon.
4. You can now shoot fire works by pressing the right mouse button!
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